Posted on 06/30/2010 4:18:45 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
John Gilpin, a woodlands officer in the Parks and Countryside department, stumbled upon the find in Ecclesall Woods. He discovered a boulder with a series of markings, lines and cuts - which, after being examined by experts, has been declared a significant archaeological find... Despite having been examined by experts, the meaning of the carvings is unclear... The previous discovery of prehistoric rock art in Ecclesall Woods was in 1983. The only other example nearby is at Gardom's Edge, north of Baslow in the Peak District... The find is one of a number of new archaeological discoveries made around South Yorkshire. Rare Iron Age pottery has been recovered, plus evidence of ditches and historic agricultural practices, after excavations at the site of planned new wind turbines off Hangman Stone Road, Marr, Doncaster. Elsewhere in the borough, grey and red pottery, dating back to between the second and fourth centuries AD, was recovered from the site of the planned Huggin Lakes holiday complex, Holme Wood Lane, Armthorpe. The archaeology service said the large volume of items indicated the remains were from a former settlement... And excavations on Roman Ridge, the earthwork remains of a Roman road between Scawsby and Adwick, Doncaster, have also been fruitful... Further searches are planned for sites including a section of the Firth Rixson site at Templeborough, earmarked as part of the site for the proposed biomass power station in the Don Valley. The land is next to the site of Templeborough Roman Fort - where remains are believed to lie underground. Excavations to look for medieval remains are also planned at a rectory in Union Street, Harthill, Rotherham, which is set to be demolished and replaced with new houses. The village dates back to the Middle Ages and is recorded in the Doomsday Book.
(Excerpt) Read more at thestar.co.uk ...
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“Despite having been examined by experts, the meaning of the carvings is unclear...”
Well, if they look really close, they’ll probably find little x’s and o’s with lines drawn through them.
:0)
The guy was probably sharpening his tools there.
......Hangman Stone Road......
The article provides the clue. It must be a hangman stone. We can presume that a hangman stone was used to test the gallows in the manner of the hangman in “Hang ‘Em High”
Hanging was a ritual cleansing and errors in the process would have reverberated badly through the society. The ritual cleansing of societal detritus has been lost in modern times resulting in degradation. To even mention hanging today is to receive a call from the USSS
uh....ya....there IS a rock in that photo......
Useless pic Alert!
“This space left blank intentionally.”
Yeah.
I had the misfortune of being on a MARC train from DC Baltimore recently. Although the conductor did actually announce the stations the sound quality was so poor I had no idea what he was actually saying.
Meanwhile there are crystal clear scrolling LED displays on each car that display the repeating message ...NO MESSAGE...NO MESSAGE...NO MESSAGE...NO MESSAGE...NO MESSAGE...NO MESSAGE...
ADA be damned, as far as this government agency is concerned, the hearing impaired can stick it in their ears.
"Og was here."
We could ask Helen, but she couldn’t have been *everywhere*, considering the state of the roads in 1000 BC.
:’D
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